095-LORI-0001
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-LORI-0001
Author Observation Code	095-LORI-0001
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-79 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Hardy region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	18 (X) x 22 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	396 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	846 m
Slope Aspect	255 º
Slope Gradient	40 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Mountain slope/hillslope
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	State park land. Matrix forests are Oak ericad. Forest on ridge above plot is young and includes patches of successional types. Trail is above plot (also lookout pavillion).;Sandstone bedrock outcrops at terminus of ridge overlooking water gap. Outcrops on SW aspect support a woodland of stunted Table Mountain Pine without many deciduous associates except small Birch in the shrub layer. Rock is covered with umbillicate lichens, in other places there is heavy pine needle litter accumulation. Charcoal in plot. Pine regeneration in rock crevices.
Representativeness	Small patch of pine woodland around bedrock outcrops. Community is repeated down ridge shoulder on hottest aspect. Nice population of Paronychia in and around plot.
Hydrologic Regime	very dry
Percent Bedrock	50 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	10.5 %
Percent Wood	2 %
Percent Litter	38 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	27-May-2008
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	396 m²
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality	complete
Bryophyte Quality	complete (species >=1% cover)
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Pinus pungens / Kalmia latifolia - Quercus ilicifolia woodland

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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ord Author Plant Name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, Common Name Original Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, USDA Code Stratum Cover Original Cover Code Basal Area Biomass Inference Area Stems: Stem Diameters (graphically): 1 Pinus pungens Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Canopy 8 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 26 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Canopy 2 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Pinus pungens Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Tall Shrub 12 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 5 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Tall Shrub 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 7 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 8 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 9 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 10 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 11 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 12 Pinus pungens Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 13 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Aralia spinosa Aralia spinosa **   Aralia spinosa **   Aralia spinosa **   Aralia spinosa **   Aralia spinosa **   Aralia spinosa **   Aralia spinosa **   Aralia spinosa **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 17 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 18 Paronychia argyrocoma Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 19 Carex tonsa var. tonsa Carex tonsa var. tonsa **   Carex tonsa var. tonsa **   Carex tonsa var. tonsa **   Carex tonsa var. tonsa **   Carex tonsa var. tonsa **   Carex tonsa var. tonsa **   Carex tonsa var. tonsa **   Carex tonsa var. tonsa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Dichanthelium depauperatum Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Corydalis sempervirens Corydalis sempervirens **   Corydalis sempervirens **   Corydalis sempervirens **   Corydalis sempervirens **   Corydalis sempervirens **   Corydalis sempervirens **   Corydalis sempervirens **   Corydalis sempervirens **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 24 Lasallia papulosa Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Nonvascular 40 %         -none- 25 Lasallia pensylvanica Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 26 Aspicilia cinerea Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 27 Rhizoplaca subdiscrepans Rhizoplaca subdiscrepans **   Rhizoplaca subdiscrepans **   Rhizoplaca subdiscrepans **   Rhizoplaca subdiscrepans **   Rhizoplaca subdiscrepans **   Rhizoplaca subdiscrepans **   Rhizoplaca subdiscrepans **   Rhizoplaca subdiscrepans **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 28 Dimelaena Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 29 Xanthoparmelia conspersa Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 30 Lepraria neglecta Lepraria neglecta **   Lepraria neglecta **   Lepraria neglecta **   Lepraria neglecta **   Lepraria neglecta **   Lepraria neglecta **   Lepraria neglecta **   Lepraria neglecta **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 31 Acarospora fuscata Acarospora fuscata **   Acarospora fuscata **   Acarospora fuscata **   Acarospora fuscata **   Acarospora fuscata **   Acarospora fuscata **   Acarospora fuscata **   Acarospora fuscata **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 32 unknown lichen unknown lichen **   unknown lichen **   unknown lichen **   unknown lichen **   unknown lichen **   unknown lichen **   unknown lichen **   unknown lichen **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 33 Cladina Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 34 Polytrichum pallidisetum Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 35 Cladonia dimorphoclada Cladonia dimorphoclada **   Cladonia dimorphoclada **   Cladonia dimorphoclada **   Cladonia dimorphoclada **   Cladonia dimorphoclada **   Cladonia dimorphoclada **   Cladonia dimorphoclada **   Cladonia dimorphoclada **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 36 Umbilicaria Umbilicaria **   Umbilicaria **   Umbilicaria **   Umbilicaria **   Umbilicaria **   Umbilicaria **   Umbilicaria **   Umbilicaria **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 37 Leucobryum albidum Leucobryum albidum **   Leucobryum albidum **   Leucobryum albidum **   Leucobryum albidum **   Leucobryum albidum **   Leucobryum albidum **   Leucobryum albidum **   Leucobryum albidum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 38 Pinus pungens Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Tree 21 %         -none- 39 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tree 5 %         -none- 40 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Tree 4 %         -none- 41 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Tree 1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     3 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 20 % Canopy 5 m 10 m 10 % Tree       Nonvascular     60 %
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